FCC stays IHC contempt proceedings against defence secretary in missing persons case
- 26-Feb-2026
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday restrained the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from proceeding with contempt of court proceedings against the secretaries of the Ministries of Interior and Defence over the alleged failure to recover missing persons. The constitutional bench, headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, comprising Justice Baqar Najafi, also issued an […]
Over 8,900 missing persons cases disposed of since 2011, report reveals
- 03-Oct-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Inquiry Commission on Enforced Disappearances has released its report for September 2025 regarding missing persons, ARY News reported. According to the report, the commission disposed of 113 cases of missing persons during the month of September. Since March 2011 up to September 2025, the commission has resolved 8,986 cases out of a total […]
Govt forms special legal aid committee for missing persons’ families
- 29-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has constituted a Special Committee to provide legal aid to the families of missing persons, according to an official statement issued on Friday. The committee will focus on addressing issues faced by the families of missing persons whose cases are under investigation in the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, particularly […]
Karachi: Man disappears after fight with landlord over electricity bill
- 07-Aug-2025
Karachi- August 7, 2025: Ayaz, a man missing from Karachi since the 9th of Muharram (July 5), remains untraced, prompting his family to seek assistance at the ARY News office. In an interview with ARY News, Ayaz’s wife revealed that her husband had a dispute with their landlord over an inflated electricity bill, after which […]
Pakistan raises ‘missing persons issue’ in Indian Occupied Kashmir at UNSC
- 16-May-2025
UNITED NATIONS: Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, has raised the ‘missing persons issue’ in Indian Occupied Kashmir at UNSC. The Pakistani diplomat told the UN Security Council that the “acute” matter of missing persons in armed conflict was persisting like a “silent crisis”, as he underscored that absence of […]
Missing Persons Commission reports lowest cases in six Years
- 19-Jan-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Commission for Missing Persons in Pakistan reported the lowest number of cases in the last six years in 2024, with only 379 new cases. The Commission resolved 427 cases during the same period, ARY News reported. According to a report submitted to the Supreme Court, the year 2018 saw 1,098 cases of enforced […]
Pakistan announces financial assistance for missing persons’ families
- 02-Aug-2024
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a financial assistance package for the families of missing persons, ARY News reported. The Federal Cabinet has approved a support package of Rs 5 million per family to provide legal and financial assistance to the heirs of missing persons. The was announced by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, while […]
Gwadar Port attack: Sister confesses her ‘missing’ brother was BLA terrorist
- 25-Mar-2024
QUETTA: The Sister of alleged terrorist Kareem Jan, confessed that her brother who was killed along with seven others by security forces in Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Complex attack, was Baloch Liberation Army member, ARY News reported. Security forces thwarted an attempted attack on the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Complex and killed all eight terrorists […]
Govt reconstitutes committee on missing persons
- 24-Jan-2024
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government on Wednesday reconstituted the committee on missing persons and handed over its chairmanship to the interim law minister, ARY News reported citing sources. Earlier, the caretaker interior minister was its head. The government committee on enforced disappearances became inactive after the resignation of Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti. The committee will include […]
SHC declares reports on missing persons ‘unsatisfactory’
- 23-Jan-2024
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday declared the report submitted by police in missing persons cases ‘unsatisfactory’ and directed the interior secretary to intervene in the matter, ARY News reported. A single bench of Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto heard the cases related to more than 10 missing persons. At the outset of the hearing, Justice […]